Use oversized hackle for small Soft Hackle flies.
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- An "I bet this has happened to you" tip from rotaryflytying.com that shows how you can tie size 20 Soft Hackles when you don't have wet fly hackle that small.
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This will certainly simplify things for me. Thank you.
Excellent video on this topic. I've only found this in books.....until today. I really appreciate you taking the time to demonstrate it for all to see. I love tying and fishing soft hackles. Even in my triple-fly nymph rigs, I often tie in a soft hackle as the middle fly to catch those fish who are seeking the rising bug on the swing at the end of the drift. Thanks again! I'll be watching.
Tie a soft-hackle in as the middle fly Shhhhh! someone might hear you then everyone will be doing it :-)
Glad you liked the video.
Thanks for this very useful tip. It looks easier and more durable than winding a very small hackle as well.
Just really starting to get big into fly tieing. Great tips here. Thank you so much for making the most out of my materials.
Your welcome - thanks for viewing and leaving a comment
Awesome tip thanks so much for this. I just had this problem yesterday. I was wondering about this because I was taught to build the body first never the hackle...wow eyes opened
Jayson, Check out the Emerald Caddis video for another technique you might like. Glad you enjoyed the video. ruclips.net/video/UHxMmmDZkwc/видео.html
This is the third technique I've seen for this problem, all have their merits. This one is great and I'll have to try it. Nice tip on the half hitch tool. I sometimes keep a section of swizzle stick or straw, with a slit cut up the side end to end, on the tube of my bobbin. It's a hackle guard that you can slip over fly and hold the hackle back while you tie off. When done you pull it off and it opens up to pass over the bend because of the slit. Slip it back over the bobbin again for the next fly. It also hugs the thread against the tube when not in use. Thanks for posting this! 👍
Glad you think the method has merit. I'll have to try the straw idea. That sounds like a great work around for a vexing problem.
Rotary Fly Tying dot Com yeah I read about the straw trick somewhere along the way. I still snag a few when at a coffee shop. They also make a decent turkey call in a pinch!
I use a ball point pen tip, with the ink cartridge removed instead of the bobbin end. It works GREAT! Love you video and I’m a subscriber.
Thank you sooooo much! I've been picking through my partridge, going cross-eyed looking for little feathers. This will halp a ton!
Cody, Check out the Emerald Caddis video for another technique you might like. Glad you enjoyed the video.
ruclips.net/video/UHxMmmDZkwc/видео.html
same like me, looking through a bunch of partridge just to find a tiny one is so frustrating... thanks for the sharing..
Love it. Mind blown.
GREAT video tutorial! Thanks.
ive dont it for years after an old timer showed me that years ago..whats great is he used to use a marabou feather with this technique for tying soft hackles..brilliant and how many soft hackles do you see tied today with a marabou collar? none..wrapping a feather you are at the mercy of the fiber length..those days are over..great video..
I'll have to try some marabou collars done this way. Thanks for he suggestion. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Tnx for the video, i like to tie size 16 pheasant tail nymphs. So this technique will help significantly.
I fish a lot of softies and this little trick is going into the bag. :) Thanks
You're welcome.
Shweeeet tip helped me lot and saved me a bit of money too , thanks for sharing 👍
Great tip!!! Thanks a bunch.
Haven't seen it done with the stem still in it before. I usually strip the barbles and rotate them to separate. Then tie them around the hook at the length I want them using my thread and thumb and forfinger of my non dominant hand. Great trick I'll try it. All the best to you and yours. Sean
+Sean Mooney And the best to you and your's Sean. Leaving the stem in does leave you a handy handle to adjust the length of the soft hackle fibers on the finished fly. Usually, when you trim the butt section away all of the stem is gone leaving you with a pretty fine underbody. That was a tip I found in Allen McGee's book Tying and Fishing Soft-Hackled Nymphs. Great book.
I like this technique. Looks like an elegant way to put on the soft hackle with larger feathers. Thanks for the video.
the first file I ever added to my group was this method
Thank you!
Bery nice looking fly.
excellent tip, thanks for posting
Awesome...Thanks!
You're welcome - glad you found it helpful.
Great Tips thanks
Nice tie
Wonderful!!! thank you so much!!
Excellent
Thank you.
Nice wee video👍🏻
Thank you.
Very helpful, thanks!
You're welcome. Check the Emerald Caddis it shows another technique I think you'll like. ruclips.net/video/UHxMmmDZkwc/видео.html
greatbtip, thanks for sharing
I’ve been tying soft hackles for over 30 years and as you say it’s a problem when tying small soft hackle flies . Why didn’t I think of this
Amazing thanks!
im just here for the BGM
Excellent tip, thanks.Just subscribed today.
I will check out the Emerald Caddis video too.
You're welcome. I found the technique in Allen McGee's book Tying and Fishing Soft Hackled Nymphs.
Reverse the direction of the tie in..!
Whatever works best for you. This works best for me. Thanks for watching
Useful. But why add a pointless music background? It's so distracting.
Agreed, that video is six years old - call it a learning error. Little to no music on new videos.
I hope you found it useful enough to justify listening. :-)